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unit 1 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| History | The study of past event |
| topical | information categorized into topic rather than chronologically |
| chronological | event placed in order of when they took place |
| era | a period of time that is associated with particular person , event , or quality. |
| landform | shape type of land |
| plate tectonics | the theory that earth surface is divided into number of plate which float independently over hot liquid rock forming new land patternsand causing earthquakes. |
| climate | the average weather of a place over a period of 20-30 years. |
| vegetation | plant life that grow in life area |
| cutlure | the customs ideas belief and skills of a people |
| physical geography | the study of land and it features |
| human physical | learning about people in their on ways |
| globe | the most acccurate picture of the earth it is a sphere with a map of earth printed on it |
| relief | a changes in elevation |
| physical map | a map river that highlight many of the natural features of a place such as a mountians plains river and lakes by using color shading |
| political map | a map that show features of a place such as countries states cities |
| drought | long period in which of rainfalls as much lower rate than usual ad may cause severe damage the crops |
| irrigation | an artificial ways to supply water to crops |
| hunter gatherers | people who survive by searching for wild plan and animales to eat . |
| indigenous people | native people to an area |
| beringia | during ice age russia was connected to to alaska by bridge of ice |
| artifact | object made by human and used by archaeologists to learn about the past human cultures |
| archaeologist | scientist who study evidence left by early people to learn about their culture |
| petroglyphs | craving made by rocks |
| pueblos | large native American home made of adobe |
| missionaries | people sent to a place to convert the local population tp a new religion |
| tipi | cone shaped tents made of poles covered in animals skin used a dwelling by some native American group |
| migrate | the ability of a people group to movie into habit a new region |
| matrilineal | descent is traced primarily through the mother |
| Adobe | a building material of mud, rock, clay and dry grass shaped into brick used by construct pueblo dwelling |
| reservation | land set aside by government for used Indian people |
| tribe | a number of family group that follow the same leader and share the territory culture |
| pictograph | pictures drawn of painted on cave walls ledges and cliffs |
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